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Look of the Day 5/6: Ya gotta have Hart
New York Knicks guard Josh Hart. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Look of the Day 5/6: Ya gotta have Hart

We're coming off a Look of the Day winner on the Philadelphia Phillies from last week, so we're looking to keep that momentum rolling into the new week. Let's switch from the diamond to the court for our favorite player prop for Monday's NBA playoff slate. 

Look of the Day: Josh Hart under 14.5 points (-104 DraftKings)

Josh Hart crushed the Philadelphia 76ers on the offensive end in the first round. The New York Knicks guard averaged 16.8 points on 13.2 field-goal attempts in the six-game series, but this is the perfect time to fade him with a points prop.

The Sixers' strategy all series was to force New York's role players to beat them, which led to a ton of wide-open Hart threes. He was able to shoot 43.2 percent from deep because most of his shot attempts were uncontested looks, but the Indiana Pacers have had plenty of time to dissect that tape and adjust their defensive strategy.

Hart averaged only 9.4 points on 8.4 field-goal attempts in the regular season, and he shot just 31 percent from beyond the arc. He won't be able to keep up this torrid shooting pace all postseason.

In three games against the Pacers this year, Hart attempted only 21 total shots and scored 10, five and four points in those matchups. He should come back down to Earth in the second round, and that starts in Game 1. 

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